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#148AE3

#148ae3 ≈ Bleu de France

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#148ae3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 54.12% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.19% cyan, 39.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 205.8°, with 83.81% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.2387

Complementary

  1. #148ae3
  2. #e36d14

Split complementary

  1. #148ae3
  2. #e31422
  3. #e3d514

Analogous

  1. #14e3d5
  2. #148ae3
  3. #1422e3

Triadic

  1. #148ae3
  2. #e3148a
  3. #8ae314

Tetradic

  1. #148ae3
  2. #6d14e3
  3. #e36d14
  4. #8ae314

Square

  1. #148ae3
  2. #d514e3
  3. #e36d14
  4. #22e314

Monochromatic

  1. #083556
  2. #0e5f9d
  3. #148ae3
  4. #54adf0
  5. #9acef6

Shades

#148ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #148ae3
  2. #127ccc
  3. #106eb6
  4. #0e619f
  5. #0c5388
  6. #0a4572
  7. #08375b
  8. #062944
  9. #041c2d
  10. #020e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#148ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #148ae3
  2. #2c96e6
  3. #43a1e9
  4. #5badeb
  5. #72b9ee
  6. #8ac5f1
  7. #a1d0f4
  8. #b9dcf7
  9. #d0e8f9
  10. #e8f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#148ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #148ae3
  2. #1f89d9
  3. #2a88cf
  4. #3487c5
  5. #3f86bb
  6. #4a85b2
  7. #5584a8
  8. #60839e
  9. #6a8294
  10. #75818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b88b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e90e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7ee1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b8de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3183e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0097c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-148ae3 {
  color: #148ae3;
}
Background
.bg-148ae3 {
  background-color: #148ae3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-148ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #148ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #148ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 138 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 84% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-148ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #148ae3, #1422e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-148ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 138 227 / 0.35);
}

#318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 1.95 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.87 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.46 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.25 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.13 #eb751c Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Bleu de France
#148ae3  rgb(20, 138, 227)  hsl(206, 84%, 48%)  Bleu de France
#e36d14  rgb(227, 109, 20)  hsl(26, 84%, 48%)  Chocolate
#e3148a  rgb(227, 20, 138)  hsl(326, 84%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#8ae314  rgb(138, 227, 20)  hsl(86, 84%, 48%)  Lawn Green